Attachment B <br />The existing setback, of more than 200 feet from the ordinary high water line of the Willamette <br />River, afforded by the intervening public park, is adequate to protect and maintain the natural <br />and scenic qualities of the Willamette Greenway. The development plan preserves the natural <br />and scenic qualities of the site by maintaining the existing open prairie conditions along the <br />eastern portion of the site, by setting the buildings back from the east property line by at least <br />20 feet and by creating common open space that will be vegetated with native grasses. <br />Opponent Arguments <br />The neighbors argue that there are no setback lines between the river corridor and the <br />proposed PUD. PT-2. <br />Hearings Official Conclusions <br />The Hearings Official generally concurs with Staff's findings for EC 9.8815(5)(a) and adopts <br />those findings by this reference. <br />(b) Protection of significant fish and wildlife habitats as identified in the <br />Metropolitan Plan Natural Assets and Constraints Working Paper. Sites <br />subsequently determined to be significant by the Oregon Department of Fish <br />and Wildlife shall also be protected. <br />Staff Findings <br />The Metropolitan Plan Natural Assets and Constraints Working Paper does not identify any <br />significant fish and wildlife sites on the subject property. Although the Willamette River <br />Corridor is an Anadromous Fish River that is designated as an essential Salmon Habitat by the <br />Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the subject property is located more than 200 <br />feet west of the ordinary high water line. No habitat protection measures appear to be required <br />of the proposed development. <br />Hearings Official Conclusions <br />The Hearings Official generally concurs with Staff's findings for EC 9.8815(5)(b) and adopts <br />those findings by this reference. <br />(c) Protection and enhancement of the natural vegetative fringe along the <br />Willamette River to the maximum extent practicable. <br />Staff Findings <br />The proposal does not affect the vegetated fringe along the Willamette River, which is located <br />more than 200 feet to the east. The regulated riparian resource conservation area is shown on <br />Hearings Official Decision (PDT 13-1, WG 13-1) 60 <br />